Day: August 30, 2023

Toyota to test electric ute, delays first electric car in Australia

Australia’s best-selling car manufacturer, Toyota, says it will test a prototype electric ute in the country, but the local launch of the company’s first fully electric vehicle will be delayed by months and is not

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Little girl seriously injured as elderly driver reverses over footpath

A four-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition and another three people are injured after a car ploughed into a group of people near a Southport library. A four-year-old

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Car costs rising everywhere, but savings are possible for drivers

Petrol prices have been climbing in recent months, and that’s not the only motor vehicle expense hitting the hip pockets of drivers everywhere. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show both insurance

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Experts predict higher car insurance rates for Nevada drivers by end of 2023

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Drivers will soon be paying more for car insurance in the State of Nevada. Nationwide, the average car insurance rate is up 17% since the beginning of the year.

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Car crashes into pedestrians on Coast footpath

Paramedics have rushed to a building on the Gold Coast after a car mounted the kerb and ploughed into a group of people. At least four people – including a young child, were

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Toyota slams ‘electric-car only’ extremists again, says there are multiple ways to reduce emissions

A Toyota Australia executive has accused electric-car lobbyists of manufacturing “nothing more than media releases”, as the auto giant doubles down on its pledge that no motorist should be left behind in the

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2024 Toyota C-HR on track for Australia, prices tipped to rise

Fresh details of the new Toyota C-HR for Australia have been published ahead of its arrival next year with hybrid power only, but it is expected to be more expensive. The 2024 Toyota

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Toyota Tundra passes next checkpoint on way to Australian showrooms, 300 trial cars coming

Starting this week, Australian buyers of the first 300 Toyota Tundra will begin to be selected to participate in a real-world trial before the green light is given to bring the US-built pick-up

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Why the new Toyota HiLux mild-hybrid won’t be called a hybrid

In an apparent swipe at rival brands that use the term ‘hybrid’ in marketing – even on sub-standard technology – Toyota Australia says the 48-volt mild-hybrid engine planned for the HiLux is not

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Australia’s biggest car brand calls for ‘fair and reasonable’ fuel efficiency standards

Toyota Australia has been under fire from rivals and lobby groups for its slow progress on electric vehicles. And as Australia gears up for new fuel efficiency standards, the company is sticking to

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